Carla Mardonet, Author at Optimal Performance

By Carla Mardonet

In absence from work, absence management, attendance management, Carswell, Case Management, Disability Management, Duty to Accomodate, Human Resources, impairment, Jane Sleeth, JE Sleeth, legislation Ontario, mental disability, mental health, Mental Stress claims, mental wellness Posted November 20, 2012

Get Ready for CSA Z1003/BNQ 9700: Canada’s First National Standard on Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

The Canadian Standards Association has just released its much anticipated new Workplace Mental Health & Safety Standard referred to as CSA Z1003/BNQ 9700. This standard recommends the first [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Uncategorized Posted November 18, 2012

The AODA and ADA in the impact on accessible documents for visually disabled customers

For those that live in Canada, the topic of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) has started to become talked about finally by private industry. The legislation which became [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Ergonomic design; Ergonomics, Ergonomics, Ergonomics in office design, Human Resources, JESleeth Posted November 16, 2012

Toronto Star Article November 16th 2012 by A Livingstone featuring JE Sleeth Optimal Performance

Back to Article Workers taking their jobs to bed Published on Friday November 16, 2012 Andrew Livingstone Staff Reporter Much to the chagrin of experts — and life partners — more people are [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Ergonomic design; Ergonomics, Ergonomics Posted November 16, 2012

The Physiological Rationale for Micro-breaks; Why all OPC Consultants tell employees to take short micro-breaks in the office

The Physiological Rationale for Micro-breaks; Why all OPC Consultants tell employees to take short micro-breaks in the office Static muscle effort significantly inhibits blood flow, which may [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Uncategorized Posted November 16, 2012

Aging Workers

On the topic of the ageing worker we should not limit our discussion to accidents and acute injuries. We need to extend this further to ergonomic/Universal design and its impact on ageing, [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Uncategorized Posted November 16, 2012

Get up, stand up

Great Blog from Australia about the need to stand up at work and through the workday. A chair may be presented to you at your desk when you start your job but that does not mean you have to sit [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Uncategorized Posted November 16, 2012

Jeff Weber and The Embody Chair

At Optimal Performance we have no affiliation with any products whatsoever. We are asked to test products on a regular basis for which we use recognized ergonomic design standards. The Embody has [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In Back Pain, Choosing ergonomic chairs; Ergonomics, design, Disability prevention Posted November 6, 2012

Thanks for Joining The Uprising! Stand up at Work for your Health says OPC Inc

Optimal Performance and all of our consultants in Canada and the US advocate for the use of sitting and standing in office workplaces. In fact we have seen an increase in the number requests on [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In accessibility, Accessible, ADA, AODA, AODA Act, AODA Training, compliance, Disabled, Duty to Accomodate Posted October 19, 2012

The INTEGRATED ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS REGULATION UNDER THE AODA summarized by Optimal Performance Consultants AODA Experts

On June 3, 2011, the Ontario government released the final Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation (the “Final Regulation”) under the Accessibility for Ontarians with [...]

By Carla Mardonet

In accessibility, Accessible, accessible design, accommodation, Accomodation, ADA, AODA, AODA Act, AODA Consultants;, Blindness and wayfinding, Diagnosis, disability, disabled community, Ergonomic design; Ergonomics Posted October 18, 2012

How the use of Politically correct language in Ontario is preventing employers and; employees from dialogueing about the AODA

“Is it ok if I use the word disabled or is the word handicapped better? I have a friend who prefers to use the word handicapped to describe himself”? “I would like to talk to an [...]